How much do Physicists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Physicists, the published 10th percentile is $95,240 and the 90th percentile is $239,810. The difference is $144,570, which is 88.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $123,070 to the 75th at $235,090, covers $112,020.

The mean annual wage is $172,470, which sits above the median of $163,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 4.8% lower than the national median of $172,250 for Physicists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $154,065, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21% lower than the California median of $207,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $163,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicists at $154,065 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicists. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $156,480 and employment of 290. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,855, against $154,065 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $160,270 and employment of 550. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,125, against $154,065 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 157 miles away, with a median of $135,260 and employment of 80. That median is 17.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,072, against $154,065 here.